The Crown says a young Montreal couple was intent on answering the call from the Islamic State to wage jihad in the Middle East and had amassed bomb-making materials at their home.
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El Mahdi Jamali, 20, and Sabrine Djermane, 21 are on trial on four charges: attempting to leave Canada to commit a terror act abroad; possession of an explosive substance; facilitating a terrorist act; and committing an act under the direction or for the profit of a terrorist organization.
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They have pleaded not guilty.
Federal prosecutor Lyne Decarie has previously named 31 police and civilian witnesses her team intends to call as it presents its case.
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Decarie said Wednesday a tip to the RCMP in April 2015 led to a swift arrest and several searches.
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Authorities say they found the couple had bags packed with new clothes and had booked plane tickets for a flight to Syria the following month.
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